Folding bed.



C. R. KLOK.

FOLDING BED.

. APPLICATION FILI-ID IULY 14,1913. IISQII. Patented 13.1.15,1918.

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FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY I4. Isla.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

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To 'all *wlwme' may concern.' y

Be it known that I, CARL R.KLOK, al citizen of the United Statesjof *Americayand residentof Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvelnentin Folding Beds, of whichthefollowing is aspveciication.

My invention relates to 'folding beds `of thatjkind'V in whichthe'folding bed frameis combined with fai table or other similar piece Generally stated, the object of `my invention isto'lprovideanovel' ancl'highly efficient e table bed ofthis 'generalicharacten' Aj special Objectis to providean improved construction and arrangement whereby the blgmay be Vfolded into the pedestal ofthe table, "or into a position forming a pedestallike structure'below the table top, to give theV appearance of a table having a 'vertical andVv longitudinally extending pedestal or spport, when the bed is folded, and `whereby, forthisorsome'similar purpose, the dat bundle "intowhich the bed Aframefolds is `disposed vertically `belo`w the table top,

preferably between 'thetwo sides thereof, thusalfording ample Vclearance below the top` at each sideof the table.

Itis also `an object toprovide certain de-V tails andijfeatures" of improvement and combinatio'ns tending to" increase the general eiiici'encyjoffa table bed of this particular character'. j i

"Tothe foregoingfand other useful ends my 'invention consists in matters hereinafter setforthrand claimed.' p

V"Infthe accompanying drawings-fj Figure' l is'aside elevation of aA table bed embodyingthe principles of my invention,

`sli"owing a"`porti'on of: the pedestal wall broken away to bringinto View one end of therectangular bundleformed by folding or rolling up"jthe bed"frame;` l Fig.k1p2,*is` a transverse sectionl on line Fig. 3 is a similarsection, but showing the bed` rotated fintopositionfor unfolding;`

Fig. /ljis' asimilar view nshowing the `,bed unfoldedy Y i f ,i A

1` Fifi.; '5 is* anyfenlarged detail seetion"` on ,x sI 'illistrat'ed rny invention comprises "'a table' having a base A, end walls B, vlC vcomposed ofsections c andffcx Specifieationfof Letteij'sfPatent. y lljgmtm'tdl ill'tmn lili,r llgll., application mea July 14, 1913,` serial N. 778,938.

walls. The pedestal effect is producedloy the vertical walls D and E which are pivotedA atd and to the base of the table. Preferably,"`the`table top sections are provided'with pins@4 which engage sockets d1 inthe'upper edge of the wall D, wherebythe table top is supported and the said wall held in position.

Stop pins on the end walls B limit the out# bedis unfolded;

off-*sections f, 4;"1 and` f2, the end sections f andlfzlbeing" U-shaped in character,andthe i middle section f1 being composed of two straight parallelstrips oflangle'iron. The? sections f and fl are connected by linksfg one"atfeach` side of the bed, and the?sectitmsV f1 and i f are connected by 4similar links it;

the ends of said links overlappingthe angle`` iron'sections." These links are providedf respectively with pivots f5 and f6, bywhich` the links andV sections are pivotally con-T nectedftogether, andin this way the bedI frame Ais adapted tobe folded or rolled up into a flat bundle, as vshownin Figs. 2 and As the links 7'21 areshorter than the links f3, it follows that sufficient space exists between the sections vto permit 'the mattressG, andotherbedding, to befolded up therewith` t This mattress, of course, is supported bya;

fabriclnot shown) stretched on the-frame. As the links f3 and ft overlap the sections,`in the manner shown and described, the "frame cannot unfold 'beyond a straight line-that isto say, cannot flex in a downwarddirec`l` tion" but is adaptedtoV fold upwardlyi When folded the section f2isbetwe`en the sections f and f1, in the manner shown.

In order` to permit the bundle forrningthe" folded jbedto be rotated into position to unn foldgthe" section -f is supported lby pivots 7 onthe'endwalls B, whereby the entirebed C an'begivena quarterrotation about a-horif zontal aXis'eXtending` longitudinally ofthe tablel `to 'bring the bed into theposition vshown in Fig. 3. In this position-theib'ed is held againstffui'ther rotation 4by thestops filon the table end walls? The bedYraineQ-is @nel te ,ne

upper ends of the legs )69, and at their otherends to the links f3; and similar links flpivotally connect the legs flo with the links f4. VVit-h this arrangement, the legs f9v and f1 fold automatically against the sides of the bed frame, when the latter is folded, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The said' legs then automatically assume the` position shown in Fig. Ll, when the bed is unfolded, whereby the bed frame is supported in its Y lextended position.

Thus the bed and the walls D and E combine to form .the pedestal-like structure at 1 the center of the table. The table top over` said wall into upright position.

hangs the pedestal at each side of the table, providing clearance for the knees, whereby the table may be used as an ordinary library table. The height of the table is suitable for this purpose, as the width of the bundle forming the folded bed is such that the table Y pear unusual. In other words, the structure Fig. l.

" ative .connection with the bed frame.

might well pass for an ordinary library or ofhce table. Y

The top sections c and c1 are held in raised position by pivoted members I, as shown 1n of thev walls B, and when raised hold the top sections vertical. But when the top is down, then the members I rest in the recesses i in the said end walls.

It will be seen that the member E is a swinging housing section operatively connected with the bed frame, so that this section of the bed frame swings automatically into the desired positions when the bed is folded. rlhe member D is also a swinging housing section, but this one has no opei n this'way, it will be seen, a simple and improved arrangement is provided for combining a table with a bed, in a manner that results not only in a bed which can be of standard height and width and length, but

also a table which can be of standardor ordinary height and width and length, such asfthose that are ordinarily and commonly used in libraries or for other similar purposes. The invention, however, is not limited to the exact construction shown and described. 1. What I claim as my invention is: 1. A-table bed comprising a table pro- "vided with a pedestal, and a foldable bed frame associated with the pedestal, said pedestal having a pivoted closure member l operated by .folding movement .of said frame, '65

and -a connection between said frame and kber .into closed position.

These are hinged on the upper endsV member, whereby said frame pulls said mem-4 2. In a table bed, a furniture body, a transversely folding bed-frame comprising a head-section, a middle-section, a foot-section, means whereby said foot-section is foldable upside-down with a mattress'onto the middle-section and whereby the two sections are then foldable onto the head-section, pre,- liminary to inclosing the frame in said body, movable vhousing means operatively connected to said bed-frame, and pivots on said Y.

body to permit rotation of the folded frame from a horizontal into an upstanding position with the footend of the frameV at the top and the head-end at the bottom.

3. In a,table bed, a furniture body, a transversely folding .bed-'frame comprising a head-section, a middlefsection, a foot-sec tion, means whereby said foot-section is foldable upsidefdown with a mattress onto the middle-section andthe two sections are then foldable onto` the head-section, preliminary Vto inelosing the frame in said body, pivots on said body to permit rotation of the folded frame from a horizontal into an upstanding position with the foot-end of the frame at the top and the head-end at the bottom, ahousing for said frame in said body, said housinghaving ar downwardly swingingsection, and an operative connection between said housing and said frame.

In a table bed, a furniture body, a transversely folding be`d-frame comprising a head-section, a middle-section, a foot-section, means whereby said foot-section is foldable upside-down vwith a mattress onto the middle-section .and the two sections are then foldable onto the head-section, preliminary toinclosing the frame in said body, pivots on said body to permit rotation of the folded ing position with the foot-end of the frame at the top and the head-end at the bottom, a swinging housing-section in said body, and an operative connection between said housing-section and said head-section of the frame.

5. ln a table bed,l furniture body, a transversely folding bed-frame comprising a,

positionwith the foot-end of theY frame at the top and the head-end at the bottom, said body having a movable table-top which covers the folded frame and overhangs the same a distance to give knee-clearance-at oppositesides thereof when .theA body is in use as ata-ble, and two movable members beioo frame from a horizontal into an upstandizo isb

naeei i f tween which said frame is inclosed when folded.

6. A table provided with a central pedestal, a top extending over and outward from the pedestal at opposite sides thereof, to

overhang both sides of the pedestal, a transversely folding bed-frame, pivotally mounted housing means operatively connected with said frame, and means to pivotally sup- 9th day of July, 1913.

CL l'' KLOK.,

Witnesses:

R. J. RICHARDSON, R. E. SCHNEM.

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